On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:26:56 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:43:58 -0500, JohnH wrote:



We did the same thing with night vision goggles in Vietnam. I had some
folks buy the leather and make the patches. It allowed the guards on the
bunker lines to keep both eyes open while looking through the scope. It was
a big help.

I don't get it, John. You mean the patch would be removed from one
eye and that eye put to the scope? I've never used night vision
goggles, and am having trouble picturing what you've described.

--Vic

The scope had one eyepiece. The troops would stop looking through it
because they'd keep the other eye shut while looking. Soon both eyes would
tire. By using the patch over one eye, they could use the scope keeping
both eyes open, which was much less a strain on the eyes. Try just closing
one eye for a couple minutes. You'll feel the strain. Now try just covering
the eye with your hand.
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John H

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:49:46 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:34:31 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:43:58 -0500, JohnH wrote:


We did the same thing with night vision goggles in Vietnam. I had some
folks buy the leather and make the patches. It allowed the guards on the
bunker lines to keep both eyes open while looking through the scope. It was
a big help.

I don't get it, John. You mean the patch would be removed from one
eye and that eye put to the scope? I've never used night vision
goggles, and am having trouble picturing what you've described.

--Vic
I read this to mean the nightscope was a monocular, so they put an eye
patch over the eye that was not used to look thru the nightscopoe.

If that's true, I get it. "Goggles" threw me off.

--Vic

Goggles was a poor choice of word. Now they're binocular, then they were
monocular.
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John H

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:12:56 -0500, JohnH wrote:


The scope had one eyepiece. The troops would stop looking through it
because they'd keep the other eye shut while looking. Soon both eyes would
tire. By using the patch over one eye, they could use the scope keeping
both eyes open, which was much less a strain on the eyes. Try just closing
one eye for a couple minutes. You'll feel the strain. Now try just covering
the eye with your hand.

Got it.

--Vic

Even with open sights, pistol or rifle, I shoot with both eyes open and
without an eyepatch. Kind of tricky for a little bit, but even with
both eyes open, your mind concentrates on the "target" eye, you're
eyes are more relaxed, and your field of vision is improved.



Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:12:56 -0500, JohnH wrote:


The scope had one eyepiece. The troops would stop looking through it
because they'd keep the other eye shut while looking. Soon both eyes would
tire. By using the patch over one eye, they could use the scope keeping
both eyes open, which was much less a strain on the eyes. Try just closing
one eye for a couple minutes. You'll feel the strain. Now try just covering
the eye with your hand.

Got it.

--Vic

On 18 Jan 2007 16:13:33 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

Even with open sights, pistol or rifle, I shoot with both eyes open and
without an eyepatch. Kind of tricky for a little bit, but even with
both eyes open, your mind concentrates on the "target" eye, you're
eyes are more relaxed, and your field of vision is improved.


If you had an eye patch, you could leave both eyes open and not find
anything 'tricky' to deal with.

And you'd look way cool too, especially if you had a Jolly Roger sewn onto
the back of your jacket!
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John H

Harry Krause wrote:


I want a soul music band at my funeral. No steeenking bagpipes.


I can see it now:

Funeral MC: We're here to celebrate the life of Harold Krause......

Voice from crowd: Bull****! We're just here to celebrate!

But seriously, what soul music band would you want? You can leave some
last requests, and enough money, and if they're not touring or
something you could get them to show up and play your gig. For enough
money. With a couple of days notice it would take quite a bit.

My preferred funeral dirge: Procul Harum, Whiter Shade of Pale, from
the Live at Union Chapel performance.

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
ups.com...

Harry Krause wrote:


I want a soul music band at my funeral. No steeenking bagpipes.


I can see it now:

Funeral MC: We're here to celebrate the life of Harold Krause......

Voice from crowd: Bull****! We're just here to celebrate!

But seriously, what soul music band would you want? You can leave some
last requests, and enough money, and if they're not touring or
something you could get them to show up and play your gig. For enough
money. With a couple of days notice it would take quite a bit.

My preferred funeral dirge: Procul Harum, Whiter Shade of Pale, from
the Live at Union Chapel performance.


Would you warn us not to drinking coffee when you state something like this?

JohnH wrote:
On 18 Jan 2007 16:13:33 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

Even with open sights, pistol or rifle, I shoot with both eyes open and
without an eyepatch. Kind of tricky for a little bit, but even with
both eyes open, your mind concentrates on the "target" eye, you're
eyes are more relaxed, and your field of vision is improved.


If you had an eye patch, you could leave both eyes open and not find
anything 'tricky' to deal with.

And you'd look way cool too, especially if you had a Jolly Roger sewn onto
the back of your jacket!
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***** Have a super day! *****

John H

I'm not sure what you are saying. Who doesn't train people to sight
and fire guns with both eyes open? That's how I learned and others I
know were trained the same way.

On 19 Jan 2007 16:58:12 -0800, "Dan" wrote:


JohnH wrote:
On 18 Jan 2007 16:13:33 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

Even with open sights, pistol or rifle, I shoot with both eyes open and
without an eyepatch. Kind of tricky for a little bit, but even with
both eyes open, your mind concentrates on the "target" eye, you're
eyes are more relaxed, and your field of vision is improved.


If you had an eye patch, you could leave both eyes open and not find
anything 'tricky' to deal with.

And you'd look way cool too, especially if you had a Jolly Roger sewn onto
the back of your jacket!
--
***** Have a super day! *****

John H

I'm not sure what you are saying. Who doesn't train people to sight
and fire guns with both eyes open? That's how I learned and others I
know were trained the same way.

I don't know. Who?

Gould wrote:
About six photos from the top of the page you will see a crewman
hoisting The Navy Jack, and it appears to be maybe the next size up from
yours. I'd guess closer to 40 X 60. This photo was taken aboard a
445-foot, 2750 ton Oliver Perry class frigate. Assuming the Navy Jack
and the Union Jack are the same size and scaled to the ship accordingly,
my guesstimation is that your jack would be appropriate for use aboard
ships closer to 300 feet in length. (Probably more than almost anybody
would need for the family fishing boat). :-)

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Thanks for the info. I've never seen a Union Jack flying on a regular
CG or Navy vessel because the only ones I"ve seen have been underway.
I watched as a Sea Scout retrieved their Union Jack as they were getting
underway, but this was a 90 ft. vessel and had about a 10 " X 20"
Jack, so this one being about 4 times that size made me wonder...